What color is #898B78?

#898B78 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898B78?

The RGB value is 137, 139, 120: 137 red, 139 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898B78?

The complementary color is #7A788B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898B78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898B78 color

#898B78 rgb(137, 139, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898B78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.5% green and 47.1% blue (137, 139, 120).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#898B78 color codes

HEX	`#898B78`
RGB	`rgb(137, 139, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, -4.26, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 10.8, 113.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.939, 25.14, 21.41)`
Decimal	`9014136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898B78, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #898B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #898B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898b78; }
.text { color: #898b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 139 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898b78, #808b78); }

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Questions

What color is #898B78?: #898B78 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898B78?: The RGB value is 137, 139, 120: 137 red, 139 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898B78?: The complementary color is #7A788B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898B78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.